Bridget Joyce Square (Australia Road), White City, London, W12 7PH. Description

The project, occupying part of Australia Road, is located between a school and two playgrounds in the heart of White City. The previous road and parking formed a hazard for children crossing the road and made school drop-off and pick-up difficult. Figure 1: Site pre construction It lies within the Counters Creek sewer catchment, which is well documented to be exceeding its capacity resulting in flooding of properties downstream. In addition, hydrological modelling of the Hammersmith & Fulham borough demonstrates that this stretch of Australia Road is susceptible to significant surface water flood risk. The scheme creates an urban public park through the use of traffic restrictions, new surfacing, new elements of green infrastructure and street furniture that forms a valuable community resource whilst helping to reduce the areas contribution to flooding. The park is designed to provide a dedicated setting for community events, such as festivals, fairs and markets, and to provide an attractive and safe social space for informal, daily community use with improved access to the school and playground. The scheme also provides connectivity and a safer pedestrian passageway between Wormholt Park and Hammersmith Park. Figure 2: Connective and safe pedestrian environment post construction

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Figures 3 – 5: Concept and interpretation How it works

Project inception: Summer 2013 Construction: March – October 2015 (32 weeks) Project opening: November 2015 Project partners